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Cornwall People First Quality Checkers

The Quality Checkers look at the services provided for people with learning disabilities in day centres, supported living and residential homes.

The checks are carried out by people who have learning disabilities themselves.

St George Community Resource Centre is the first centre to be presented with a 'Golden Key' award for its high quality of care.

Cornwall People First (CPF)

CPF are offering free Quality Checking training to anyone with a learning disability and for volunteers and buddies.

On the next page is a link to the Quality Checkers training information leaflet.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

Use this link Quality Checkers Training for more information.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 685KB.

Safe Places

Many shops and major stores in Plymouth have joined the Safe Place scheme.

Where you see this logo this means it is a safe place to ask for help.

You can use this link Safe Place to view the safe place pages.

Mental Capacity Act

The Mental Capacity Act is a law which tells everyone how health and social care staff should work for people who may be unable to make some decisions about their care and treatment.

Plymouth City Council have written an easy read guide leaflet about the Mental Capacity Act.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

Use this link, Mental Capacity Act to view the leaflet.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 634KB.

New!

Carers support group for carers of people with autism.

Any carers who look after adults or young people age 16+ with autism are welcome to attend.

If you are interested in attending a meeting, please contact Carers Champions Plymouth on 01752 211348.

Special Olympics Plymouth & District (SOPD)

SOPD run a Wednesday club from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at the Plymouth YMCA.

SOPD offer various sports.

There is a weekly session charge of £2.

On the next page is a leaflet with contact information.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

Use this link, SOPD to view the leaflet.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 138KB.

Increased prison sentence for disability hate crime murders.

The government will now make sure that the prison sentence for disability-related murders will be the same as other hate crime murders.

The prison sentence for disability related murder is 15 years, this could increase to 30 years in line with murders linked to a persons race, religion or sexuality.

Plymouth Learning Disability Partnership Board

The Learning Disability Partnership Board have finished their yearly report for April 2010 to March 2011.

The easy read report is about:

* The local picture in Plymouth - getting value for money,    people having choice and control
* The health of people with learning disabilities
* Housing - where people live
* Employment - getting paid jobs
* What has been happening and good things to be proud of

On the next page is the link to the report.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

Use this link, Plymouth LDPB Report 2011 to view the report.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 1.28MB.

Plymouth Learning Disability Partnership

The Learning Disability Partnership Board have finished their yearly report for April 2010 to March 2011.

The easy read report is about health services for people with learning disabilities in the south west.

On the next page is the link to the report.

To view this document you might need to download some software. Visit our documents page for more information.

Use this link, LD Annual Health Self Assessment Framework Report 2011 to 2012 to view the report.

This is an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document and is 2.22MB.

Devon and Cornwall Police have a new non-emergency number.

The new number 101.

You can call this number if you want to:
* Report a crime
* Give information about a crime
* Speak to your local police officer

Please remember in an emergency you must call 999.